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Once the baby was healthy, she carried on her journey to Canada where she was given refugee status at the age of 21. She has worked as a preschool teacher for the past 15 years.

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The first country that granted her entry was Iran. She soon learned that their treatment towards refugees was cruel and inhumane. She went into labour here, yet they refused to do anything other than deliver her baby on a steel table.

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She was newlywed and pregnant in Kuwait when her husband was imprisoned. As soon as he was released, she put both her and her unborn child’s life in danger trying to escape the Gulf War and invasion of Saddam Hussein. #WHOAMI #ACPR #AlgonquinCollege

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He was terrified of being sent back to Kuwait, so he got rid of all paperwork linking him to the country and got refugee status at age 25.

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It was then that he realized he had to get his wife and unborn child to safety. His journey to Canada began. He went through five different countries before arriving in Canada.

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He was born and raised in Kuwait. As a newlywed in 1989, he made the tough decision of leaving his family to flee the country due to Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship. He was imprisoned for 7 months in Kuwait because he voiced his dislike towards Hussein.
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He waited for his refugee claim to be approved for six months. At that time, he got a work permit and started working four part time jobs to save up for pilot schooling. He is currently a youth social worker, and is close to reaching his dream of becoming a commercial pilot.

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Born in Syria in 1998, he came to Canada in April of 2016. After his student visa was cancelled, he spent three weeks being homeless, finding sleep only inside of Tim Hortons and local mosques. #WHOAMI #AlgonquinCollege

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Born in Somalia in 1976, he was forced to leave the country when the civil war broke out, and moved to Canada #WHOAMI #ACPR #AlgonquinCollege

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@MelinaKokkinos @kristinakoehn thank you! team work makes the dream work :)

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Come look at our interactive wall in N201! #WHOAMI #ACPR #ALGONQUIN

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Come see our interactive pop-up wall in N201 to learn about current refugee issues in Ottawa, and what CCI is doing to help! #WHOAMI #acpr #algonquincollege

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Born in the Soviet Union in 1983, at only seven years old she and her family escaped
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He was born in Zanzibar in 1946, and lived there until he was 17
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Did you know that CCI Ottawa's youth program helped 350 youth last year alone? Watch this video to hear the testimonies of Ali and Yodit, two CCI youth members. #WHOAMI
https://t.co/A6GDbYW8lb